Monday, March 29, 2010

38-year-old Debra Ayala Tapia was arrested March 23, 2010 on suspicion of felony lewd and lascivious acts with a child ages 14 and 15 and felony oral copulation with a child under 16 years of age (California Penal Code Section 288). Her bail was set at $100,000.

Tapia is said to have had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy in the Santa Ana neighborhood of Orange County and then having his child in November 2009. The boy's mother learned of the relationship when she found letters that Tapia wrote to her son. She then talked to her son and found out that he had sexual intercourse with Tapia, who was married at the time with three children of her own.

Criminal Law Updates by the Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo (714) 547-4636

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I represent criminal clients
accused of everything from domestic violence and drunk driving to
murder. I will not close a case until I believe that I have exhausted
every possibility, whether it is a misdemeanor or a felony. If the facts
support it I will take any case to trial; if the facts do not support
going to trial, I will use all the relationships and knowledge I have
developed with over 20 years of practice to negotiate the best result
possible. I have managed to get "hopeless" cases dismissed just based on
my knowledge of the local players (District Attorneys and Judges). An
attorney's familiarity with the local system is invaluable to clients. I
am that person in Orange County.

After practicing law for over
10 years I established my own firm in 2004 in Santa Ana, California. I
am still in the same location.

Example cases

•
People v. Arney (2011). I filed a motion to dismiss when the magistrate
in the lower court kept out evidence over my objection. My motion was
granted and the case was dismissed.

• People v. Willson (2010) I
negotiated a dismissal of hit and run charges by getting the District
Attorney to agree to dismiss the charges if the victim also agreed. The
victim ultimately agreed and the case was dismissed.